2010 Social Venture InstituteFriday, February 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM - Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 4:30 PM (ET)Philadelphia, United States |
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Event Details
Despite the forecast, the Social Venture Institute will still take place on Friday and Saturday and we’re looking forward to see you! The storm warning is expected to end by 6AM on Friday morning, giving the speakers plenty of time to arrive by the conference opening at 12PM. Please plan ahead and use public transit if possible – it will be the easiest and safest way to get to The Hub Cira Center.
Social Venture Institute 2010 Agenda
All sessions will take place at The Hub Cira Center 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Friday, February 26, 2010 11:00 AM Registration Opens First-timer Orientation Orientation and Networking Session for people who are attending for the first time. 12:00 PM Lunch 12:30 – 2:00 PM Welcome and Opening Session Facilitated Introductions Get to know some of the other entrepreneurs who are participating in this year’s Social Venture Institute. Opening Panel: Green Opportunities in Action The goal of this panel is to share the big picture around new business opportunities in the green economy and inspire participants by sharing stories from other businesses. 2:00 – 2:15 PM Networking Break/Move to Sessions 2:15-3:15 PM Problem Solving Breakout Sessions (Choose the topic that will be most useful for your business) Marketing and Sales (For companies in business 1 year or less) Managing Growth in the Early Stages (For companies in business 1 year or less) Financing Business Growth (For companies in business more than 1 year) Path to Sustainable Business Tax Credit: B Corp Seminar and Certification Workshop (All Companies Welcome) 3:15-3:30 PM Networking Break 3:30-4:30 Case Study: Peg Botto, Cosmic Catering Learn from ten-year-old organic and local food catering business that wants to move to a larger retail space to increase their prepared food sales. What’s the best way for Cosmic Catering to finance their growth? 4:30 – 4:45PM Networking Break 4:45PM – 5:30PM True Confessions Speaker: Ron Gonen, RecycleBank As CEO and Co-founder of RecycleBank, Ron Gonen turned a great idea into a thriving business. RecycleBank is a rewards and loyalty program that motivates households to recycle and adapt other positive green behaviors. RecycleBank is acknowledged as an unqualified success and has now grown to servicing over one million people across the United States and in the United Kingdom. Find out how he turned his idea into action and the challenges he faced along the way! 5:30PM – 5:45 PM Triple Bottom Line Awards Presented by Judy Wicks, Founder of White Dog Cafe Celebrate the winner’s of this year’s Triple Bottom Line Awards, two companies who have exemplary social and environmental practices (and are making money, too!). 5:45 – 7:30 PM Networking Reception Continue to make connections over a glass of wine and hors d’ oeruves. Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:00 AM Registration Opens/Breakfast Join us for coffee and a light breakfast! 9:00 – 10:00 AM Problem Solving Sessions (All Companies) Participants will break into facilitated small groups to brainstorm about how they can implement the Triple Bottom Line in their businesses. This session is lively, interactive, and a great way to get personalized attention on your business. 10:00 – 11:00 AM True Confessions Speaker – Melissa Bradley-Burns, Green for All and New Capitalist Melissa founded New Capitalist, one of the country’s leading investment firms which focuses specifically on entrepreneurs of color. In this role she facilitated over $20MM in private equity transactions for seed stage companies, generated an average of 20 percent return on behalf of investors, and created proprietary investment vehicles instrumental in capital sourcing for minority-owned firms. She is now putting her expertise to work at Green for All leading the Capital Access Program - working to provide human, social and financial capital to entrepreneurs and businesses in an effort to create, scale and sustain green jobs. How did she raise her first $1M? What is she looking for when she invests in new projects? Find out more in this session! 11:00 -12:00 PM Case Study: Melissa Parker and Tyra Hodges, Tymel Style, LLC Tymel Style is a one-and-a-half-year-old company that produces an extensive line of recyclable and biodegradable promotional items, including their signature tote bags. After a successful first year, they want to take their sales to the next level by connecting to large businesses and organizations who will buy their product. How can they grow their sales and meet their goals? 12:00 – 12:10 PM Networking Break/Move to Lunch 12:10 – 1:20 PM Lunch True Confessions Speaker – Brenda Palms-Barber, Sweet Beginnings Since becoming the North Lawndale Employment Network’s founding Executive Director in 1999, Brenda has grown the organization from two to 14 employees and has generated an annual budget of $1.9 million. Because of the lack of job opportunities available to NLEN clients, Brenda developed an innovative social enterprise business called Sweet Beginnings, LLC that has created jobs for ex-offenders in her Chicago neighborhood. How did she do it? Listen in to find out! 1:20 – 1:30 PM Networking Break/Move to Sessions 1:30-2:30 PM Concurrent Problem Solving Sessions (Choose the topic that will be most useful for your business) Business Financing and Start-Up Capital (For companies in business 1 year or less) Bringing Your Idea to Market (For companies in business 1 year or less) Taking the Triple Bottom Line to the next level (For companies in business more than 1 year) Procurement Opportunities: How to Get Contracts (All levels) 2:30 – 3:00 Networking Break 3:00 – 4:30 Closing Panel: Green Procurement Opportunities This closing session will include practical information on how to take advantage of the growing number of local and federal contracts for green products and services. Get inside information about what it takes to be a successful prime or subcontractor.
Snow Policy
The Social Venture Institute is scheduled to take place despite the forecast. Participants are encouraged to use SEPTA to get to 30th Street Station. The Cira Center is attached to 30th Street Station and you can go from a Regional Rail train to the Cira Center without having to go outside.
Cancellation Policy
An $18 processing fee will be charged per person for each cancellation up to February 1, 2010. Between February 1 and February 23rd, cancellations will be refunded 50% of amount paid. No refunds will be given after February 23rd. Returned checks will be charged a $20 processing fee plus bank costs.
SBN would like to thank our Triple Bottom Line Sponsor
And give special recognition to Benchmark Asset Managers, LLC
for being a "Friend of SBN" sponsor.
Thanks to Philadelphia Brewing Company for in-kind donations
Sponsorship & Scholarship opportunities are available. Contact jen@sbnphiladelphia.org.
When & Where
The Hub Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia,
19104
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:00 AM - Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 4:30 PM (ET)
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Featured Consultants:
• Barbra Batshalom, The Green Roundtable Focus: Sustainable Development & Green Building
• Allen Bromberger, Perlman and Perlman Focus: Legal
• Ben Bingham, Benchmark Asset Mangers Focus: Business Finance
• Steve Weinberg, National Foundry Products, Inc Focus: Growth & Development
• Honorable Judge Moore Focus: Legal
• Kim Miller, Plan-It Focus: Marketing & Sales
• D. Hassen Saker, Organic Home, LLC Focus: Eco Consulting
• Lynne Cutler, Woman's Opportunity Resource Center Focus: Non-profit
• Monica Hennessy, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP Focus: Legal
• Brenda Palms Barber, Sweet Beginnings, LLC Focus: Building Social Capital
• Amy Hartzler, Free Range Studio Focus:Marketing & Communication
• Ajax Greene, On Belay Business Advisors Inc Focus: Growth & Development
Visit sbnphiladelphia.org for more info. Look for the headline on our homepage.
Ron Gonen of Recycle Bank also confirmed as another True Confessions Keynote speaker.
Gonen sees opportunities in a spot most of us don’t even take notice – the trash. The environmental entrepreneur’s brainchild, RecycleBank, is a rewards and loyalty program that motivates households to recycle and adapt other positive green behaviors. As CEO and Co-founder, Gonen is revolutionizing the way people view recycling.
From its launch in 2004, RecycleBank is acknowledged as an unqualified success and has now grown to servicing over one million people across 20 states and in the United Kingdom. RecycleBank is increasing participation in recycling from single digits to over 90% in communities along the way. Using the RecycleBank proprietary three-step process Recycle, Record, Reward™, they quickly and easily measure the amount of material each home recycles and then convert that activity into RecycleBank Points that can be used at hundreds of local and national rewards partners.
In Ron’s recycling bin, you will find an astounding stack of newspapers.
Melissa Bradley-Burns confirmed as first of three True Confessions Keynote speakers at 2010 SVI
Bradley-Burns is a Senior Strategist for Green For All. Her primary role is leading the Capital Access Program - working to provide human, social and financial capital to entrepreneurs and businesses in an effort to create, scale and sustain green jobs. Melissa currently serves as an Advisor to Renewal 2 Investment Fund and holds board positions with Georgetown University Board of Governors, Green America, the Tides Network and the Tides Foundation. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Georgetown University and a Master’s in Business Administration in Marketing from American University.